7th June ... Garden Moths latest ...

On the chilly side last night with the minimum temp. at just under 8 degrees but with a fresh feel to it.
Plenty of moths though with 27 species recorded plus a year first Nettle-tap that was netted early evening.
My least favourite moth turned up on the Hebe bush flowers,Large Yellow Underwing, the Lepicockroach !
The haul:-
0385 Anthophila fabriciana, Nettle-tap x 1, year first (netted late pm)

Anthophila fabriciana, Nettle-tap

0464 Plutella xylostella, x 1
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella, x 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana, x 3
1428 Aphomia sociella, x 1
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla, x 1, year first

Pterophorus pentadactyla

1728 Garden Carpet, x 4
1764 Common Marbled Carpet, x 1
1781 Small Waved Umber, x 1
1819 Mottled Pug, x 1
1834 Common Pug, x 5
1860 Green Pug, x 1
1937 Willow Beauty, x 1
2043 Orange Footman, x 1, year first

Orange Footman

2087 Turnip Moth, x 3
2089 Heart and Dart, x 9
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart, x 7
2102 Flame Shoulder x 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing, x 1, year first

Large Yellow Underwing

2154 Cabbage Moth, x 1
2221 Mullein, x 1

The Mullein

2306 Angle Shades, x 1
2321 Dark Arches, x 1, year first

Dark Arches

2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot, x 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. x 3 (prob. Tawny Marbled Minor)

2337x Marbled Minor agg.

2380 Treble Lines, x 1
2384 Vine's Rustic, x 6
2389 Pale Mottled Willow, x 1

Latest garden moths

The first "Marbled Minors" turned up on the 3rd and a netting session produced a few year first micros.
Warmer nights, but the clear skies and the full moon are keeping numbers down.
Brindled Pug was added to the year list after gen. det. results came back from Andy Banthorpe from May 10th.
I thought I had dipped out on this species for the 2nd year running which would be unusual for such a common moth

June 2nd
10.2 deg C
Windy, partly cloudy, full moon.
3 additions to year list.
0247 x 1, Tinea trinotella
0647 x 2, Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0998 x 2, Epiphyas postvittana
1174 x 2, Notocelia (Ex. Epiblema) cynosbatella,  year first

BF 1174 Notocelia cynosbatella

1428 x 2, Aphomia sociella
1764 x 1, Common Marbled Carpet
1860 x 1, Green Pug, year first

BF 1860 Green Pug

2087 x 3, Turnip Moth
2089 x 10 Heart and Dart
2092 x 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 x 1, Flame Shoulder, year first

BF 2102 Flame Shoulder

2154 x 1 Cabbage Moth
2223 x 2 Toadflax Brocade
2306 x 1 Angle Shades
2384 x 5 Vine's Rustic
2450 x 2 Spectacle

June 3rd
7.7 deg C
Warmer most of evening, temp dipping early a.m.
Bright full moon low in sky.
Calm evening was a good opportunity to net a few micros until dusk.
Lots of mines of Callisto denticulella are found on the apple tree later in the year and the netting session produced the first adult moth seen in the garden.

0216 x 1 Nemapogon cloacella, year first (netted)

Nemapogon cloacella

0227 x 2 Monopis laevigella, year first (netted)

Monopis laevigella

0229 x 2 Monopis obviella, year first (netted)

Monopis obviella

0240 x 1 Tinea pellionella, in shed
0310 x 1 Callisto denticulella, year first (netted) first adult seen.

Callisto denticulella

0648 x 3 Endrosis sarcitrella
0808 x 1 Platyedra subcinerea
0892 x 14 Mompha subbistrigella, (12 x in shed, 2 x in traps)
0893 x 2 Mompha epilobiella, (netted)
0986 x 3 Syndemis musculana, year first (netted)

Syndemis musculana

0998 x 6 Epiphyas postvittana, (3 x netted, 3 x in traps)
1174 x 1 Epiblema (Notocelia) cynosbatella
1288 x 2 Alucita hexadactyla, (netted)
1376 x 1 Eurrhypara (Anania) hortulata, (netted)
1428 x 2 Aphomia sociella
1728 x 3 Garden Carpet
1834 x 3 Common Pug
1860 x 1 Green Pug
1867 x 1 Treble-bar, year first

Treble-bar

1937 x 2 Willow Beauty
2028 x 1 Pale Tussock
2069 x 1 Cinnabar
2087 x 1 Turnip Moth
2089 x 10 Heart and Dart
2092 x 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2102 x 1 Flame Shoulder
2160 x 1 Bright-line Brown-eye
2223 x 1 Toadflax Brocade
2337x x 2 Marbled Minor agg. year first

Marbled Minor agg.

 2384 x 2 Vine's Rustic
2389 x 1 Pale Mottled Willow

8th June 2014 ... 200 species ...

The garden moth species tally reached 200 last night.
This time last year the running total was 138.
Here is last nights complete list ...
0263 .. Lyonetia clerkella, 1
0642 .. Batia unitella, 1

0647 .. Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 3
0787 .. Bryotropha terrella, 1

0970 ... Pandemis cerasana, 1

0985 .. Cacoecimorpha pronubana, 1
0994 .. Clepsis consimilana, 3
0998 .. Epiphyas postvittana, 4
1011 .. Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, 7
1076 .. Celypha lacunana, 1
1133 .. Epinotia bilunana, 1
1168 ... Gypsonoma sociana, 1, (7th June first record)
1174 ... Epiblema cynosbatella, 1
1176 .. Epiblema trimaculana, 1
1301 .. Crambus lathoniellus, 1
1302 .. Crambus perlella, 1

1361 .. Pyrausta aurata, 1
1376 .. Eurrhypara hortulata, 4
1392 .. Udea olivalis, 1
1428 .. Aphomia sociella, 4
1474 .. Ephestia parasitella, 4
1653 .. Buff Arches, 1
1654 .. Figure of Eighty, 1
1713 .. Riband Wave, 3
1728 .. Garden Carpet, 1
1738 .. Common Carpet, 1 (very worn)

1764 .. Common Marbled Carpet, 2
1827 .. Freyer's Pug, 2
1834 .. Common Pug, 4
1860 .. Green Pug, 3
1862 .. Double-striped Pug, 1
1906 .. Brimstone Moth, 2
1931 .. Peppered Moth, 1
1937 .. Willow Beauty, 4
1961 .. Lighr Emerald, 1
1992 .. Small Elephant Hawk-moth, 1
2050 .. Common Footman, 4
2069 .. Cinnabar, 2
2087 .. Turnip Moth, 2
2088 .. Heart and Club, 1

2089 .. Heart and Dart, 32
2092 .. Shuttle-shaped Dart, 4
2098 .. Flame, 4
2107 .. Large Yellow Underwing, 4
2126 .. Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1
2160 .. Bright-line Brown-eye, 1
2164 .. Broad-barred White, 1

2166 .. Campion, 1
2170 .. Varied Coronet, 2
2199 .. Common Wainscot, 1
2223 .. Toadflax Brocade, 1

2306 .. Angle Shades, 1
2321 .. Dark Arches, 2
2333 .. Large Nutmeg, 4
2334 .. Rustic Shoulder-knot, 2
2337x. Marbled Minor agg. (still searching for a Rufous Minor)

The stigmata on the above example is more like Marbled Minor than Rufous but I'll ask our intrepid recorders to check it.

2384 .. Vine's Rustic, 3
2387 .. Mottled Rustic, 1
2389 .. Pale Mottled Willow, 4
2441 .. Silver Y, 3
2489 .. Fan-foot, 1

17th May 2014 ... Highlights

Continuing from last post, a list of year newbies from last night ...
0125 ... Coptotriche marginea, Bordered Carl
0216 ... Nemapogon cloacella, Cork Moth
0746 ... Chrysoesthia drurella, Flame Neb

2167 ... Tawny Shears

2337X ... Marbled Minor agg

25th June 2012 ... Le Shark

Overnight low ... 11.5 deg. light breeze
A good selection in the traps this morning, including a year first Shark and a Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing...
An Oegoconia is awaiting determination, which will probably be the the least common of the three (caradjai). Previous gen. dets. have all been caradjai (about 8 ) apart from 1 deauratella.
Another Small Elephant Hawk-moth makes 3 this year, I'm normally inundated with Elephant Hawk-moth so where are they ????????
Trap results:-
0449 Prays fraxinella 1,  (Below)

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella 1
0787 Bryotropha terrella 4
870-1a Oegoconia spp. 1, probably "caradjai". gen det to follow. (Below)

0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1261 Cydia pomonella 2
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 3
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata 3
1392 Udea olivalis 2
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1, year first
1428 Aphomia sociella 5
1474 Ephestia parasitella 9
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave 1
1711 Treble Brown Spot 1
1713 Riband Wave 4
1742 Yellow Shell 2
1827 Freyer's Pug 3
1834 Common Pug 9
1837 Grey Pug 3
1860 Green Pug 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 3
1931 Peppered Moth 2
1937 Willow Beauty 16
1958 Clouded Silver 1
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1, (Below)

2050 Common Footman 3
2069 Cinnabar 1
2087 Turnip Moth 1
2088 Heart & Club 4
2089 Heart & Dart 8
2098 Flame 7
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 4
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1, year first (Below)

2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2145 Nutmeg 1, (Below)

2164 Broad-barred White 2
2166 Campion 1
2170 Varied Coronet 2
2216 Shark 1, year first (Below)

2280 Miller 1
2283/4, Dark/Grey Dagger agg.
2321 Dark Arches 3
2333 Large Nutmeg 3
2337 Marbled Minor agg. 9, (Below)
I'm going to get this one checked methinks.....could be rufous ?

2380 Treble Lines 1
2381 Uncertain 2
2389 Pale Mottled Willow 1
2441 Silver Y 2
2477 Snout 1
2489 Fan-foot 3
15 unidentified Pugs, that will remain unidentified and 6 micros for our intrepid recorder to unravel.

1st June 2012 .. Coronet for jubilee day

Overnight low 10.3 deg. Light rain showers, chilly breeze.
Plenty of action around the traps despite the cooler and at times rather wet conditions. Varied Coronet was a highlight.

17 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 2
310 Callisto denticulella 3, year first (Below)

647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2
648 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 7
787 Bryotropha terrella 1, year first (Below)

808 Platyedra subcinerea 2
892 Mompha subbistrigella 1, year first (Below)

1010 Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana 1, year first (Below)

1076 Celypha lacunana 1

1356 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 1

1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 5, (Below)

1707 Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 2

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 4

1867 Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata 1

1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata 2

1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata 1

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 2

1979 Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae 1

2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 3

2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis 3

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 9

2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 1

2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 1

2157 Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum 1

2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 2

2170 Varied Coronet Hadena compta 1, year first (Below)

2283/4 Dark/Grey Dagger Acronicta tridens/psi agg 1

2289 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis 1

2333 Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps 1

 Marbled Minor  agg 

2380 Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica 8 (record count)

2381 The Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 7

2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 7

2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma 2

THE PUGS....

1817 Foxglove Pug Eupithecia pulchellata 1, year first (Above)

1819 Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 1, (Below)

1827 Freyer's Pug Eupithecia intricata 1, year first (Above 27mm w'span)

1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 5, (Below)

15th May 2011 ... Doldrums

We seem to be stuck in a cool, breezy/windy weather pattern at the moment. Throw in a bright moon and conditions are not good for the moth trap.

Very little to report over the last two or 3 days, although I managed to add...COMMON MARBLED CARPET 1764 to this years garden tally.

The micro here is, I think, Dichrorampha simpliciana 1281 The flight times given by UK moths says it flies in July, but I had one a few days ago, very similar to this one, and the micro recorder ID'd it as simpliciana. Last year I had a few D. acuminatana which is very similar also.

RUSTIC SHOULDER-KNOT 2334 along with Large Rustic are appearing at a healthy rate. Minors are starting to turn up in greater numbers, I have had a Tawny Marbled Minor identified by gen. det. but this one can be recorded as MARBLED MINOR agg. until I get a few more checked.

WILLOW BEAUTY 1937 a very common sight on the walls around the traps. The wine sidebet :-

Neck and neck at the mo with Captain Trappings at 147 species and myself right up his hammer with 146